Economic Development

Mission

The mission of the Rio Blanco County Economic Development Department is to diversify and sustain our economy by partnering with public and private entities. This will be accomplished by building a business friendly environment, elevating the quality of life, leveraging competitive advantages to retain, grow and recruit business while cultivating and enhancing business opportunities throughout Rio Blanco County.

The Colorado Blueprint is the statewide strategy to spur Colorado’s economy, help businesses grow and attract new jobs to the state, with the priority of creating and retaining jobs and the expansion of companies throughout Colorado.

The State of Colorado recently launched the Colorado Blueprint 2.0 initiative as a way to examine how best to serve rural communities around the state and identify opportunities to leverage resources to advance regional economic development priorities.

In 2016, Rio Blanco County was awarded three Blueprint 2.0 Technical Assistance Awards focused on industry attraction, tourism promotion and development, and building the creative industry in Rio Blanco County.

Community Updates
Meeker Community Open House - November 2, 2016A community open house was held to provide updates to the public regarding all this economic development related in Meeker. Below are a few handouts from the event.

A community open house was held to provide updates to the public. The following entities were in attendance to provide those updates: Town of Rangely, Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce, Rio Blanco County Economic Development and Broadband, Bureau of Land Management, Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District, Hang Gliding Event and The Tank. Below are a few of the handouts provided at the event.

Certified Local Governments Workshop - April 6, 2017The Certified Local Government (CLG) Program seeks to encourage and expand local involvement in historic preservation activities through a partnership between local governments and the State Historic Preservation Office, and the National Park Service.

Meeker, CO – Rio Blanco County has been awarded a tourism marketing grant from the Colorado Tourism Office to expand tourism marketing resources for Meeker and Rangely.
Tourism partners in Rio Blanco County coordinated efforts to submit a Read on...

Small businesses in Rio Blanco County (RBC) are about to have easier access to resources through the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC) thanks to a new designation as a Certified Small Business Community.
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